Mircea Bogdan

Mircea Bogdan (born 5 June 1982) is a retired Romanian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

As a junior he won the silver medal at the 2001 European Junior Championships[1] and finished seventh at the 2001 Summer Universiade. He placed lowly at the 2001 World Cross Country Championships, and competed at the 2000 World Junior Championships[2] and the 2003 European U23 Championships without reaching the final. Studying in the United States, he won the NCAA Division I Championships of 2005, representing UTEP.[3][4]

As a senior he competed in the 3000 metres at the 2007 European Indoor Championships,[5] the steeplechase at the 2007 World Championships and in the 1500 metres at the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.[2] He became Romanian champion three times. His personal best steeplechase time was 8:23.12 minutes, achieved in April 2007 in Palo Alto.[6]

Bogdan has coached for the UTEP Miners, Western Illinois Leathernecks, Chicago State Cougars, Loyola Ramblers, and Chapman Panthers track and field programs.[7][8][9][10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "European Junior Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 Mircea Bogdan at World Athletics
  3. ↑ "NCAA Division I Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Newcomer leads Miners into regional meet". El Paso Times. 14 Nov 2003. p. 26. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "2007 European Indoor Championships, men's 3000 metres heats". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  6. ↑ All-Athletics.com profile
  7. ↑ "Mircea Bogdan". chapman.edu.
  8. ↑ "Mircea Bogdan". loyolaramblers.com.
  9. ↑ "Mircea Bogdan". utepminers.com.
  10. ↑ "Mircea Bogdan". gocsucougars.com.
  11. ↑ "Mircea Bogdan". goleathernecks.com.


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